File:U.S. National Museum Decorated for Garfield Inaugural Ball (3199229336).jpg

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Description: The United States National Museum (USNM) Building is decorated for the March 4, 1881, inaugural ball of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, the first public use of the museum building. A broadside for the inaugural (neg # 72-1115) describes the decorations as "artistic, munificent, and attractive, embellished by the coats-of-arms of the different States, handsomely festooned with State flags and seals. In the central dome is the colossal 'Statue of America,' illustrative of peace, justice, and liberty; grasping in her uplifted hand an electric light, indicative of the skill, genius, progress, and civilization of the 19th century."

Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer

Medium: Black and white photographic print

Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in

Date: 1881

Persistent URL: siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_9252

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession number: 44173
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Source U.S. National Museum Decorated for Garfield Inaugural Ball
Author Smithsonian Institution from United States
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